lights around the Glastonbury Tor

[5co77ie]

The strange lights around the Glastonbury Tor this week were not aliens or some strange new age ritual happening, but were the BBC have revealed pulsing pillars of light which use wind power, created by Somerset inventor Tom Lawton.

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the Firewinder uses a spiral-shaped - or helical - wing to capture the wind, no matter which direction it blows in, to power 14 ultra-bright LED lights. A gentle breeze produces an upward spiral of light but strong wind turns the device into a pulsing light.

On Monday, with permission from the National Trust, 12 of the Firewinders were installed on top of Glastonbury Tor.

"They looked great but unusually there wasn't much wind on top of the Tor," said Mr Lawton.

"We will hopefully be putting them back on the Tor on the weekend of 17 and 18 January when we hope the wind will have picked up," he said.

He has big plans for his light and for wind power. On his wish list is the opportunity to use the Firewinder to light up the coast of England.

The green art will also be making appearances at various festivals and events throughout the summer.

[darrenbha]

That'd look so awesome if they had them working for the fest

[5co77ie]

wonder if I could use them to light the house and cut my electricity bill?

[The Nal]

That'd look so awesome if they had them working for the fest

[darrenbha]

Could always combine the 2

[thegremlin_1999]

wonder if I could use them to light the house and cut my electricity bill?

[5co77ie]

u can buy em here

cost £100 each tho...